NORWALK -- A Norwalk man is behind bars for allegedly leading police on a foot pursuit Sept. 1 in an attempt to avoid a warrant for his arrest in the theft of a car.

Marquise Marrow, 21, of 15 School St., was charged with two counts of second-degree larceny, interfering with an officer, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.

Marrow was arraigned on Sept. 2 at Norwalk Superior Court, where one of his bonds was reduced from $50,000 to $5,000 and the other remained the same amount at $10,000 cash.

He was ordered held in lieu of the bonds, which total $15,000 and is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 23.

According to court documents, officers from the Special Services Unit were on patrol in the area of Ryan Park Tuesday afternoon when they spotted a man who has an active warrant.

Police say the man, later identified as Marrow, was walking on the south side of Raymond Street with a large group when officers approached him saying, "You have a warrant."

After Marrow allegedly made eye contact with the officers, he turned around and began running through Ryan Park.

Officers quickly chased after Marrow while shouting, "police stop," but Marrow allegedly continued through the park, crossing over Day Street and into the Washington Village housing complex, where he allegedly tossed several belongings.

Once inside the complex, officers managed to catch up with Marrow and place him in handcuffs. Officers retraced Marrow's steps, but were unable to locate any of his belongings that he threw during his run.

Marrow was transported to the Norwalk police department, where he underwent a strip search because police say he allegedly reached for the back of his waistband several times. Nothing was found during the search.

Court records show Marrow's warrant stems from an incident in March for second-degree larceny, conspiracy and evading.

In that case, police say a Nissan Altima was reported stolen from a residence on Donna Drive March 9, which police recovered on March 17 at the scene of a hit and run accident on Stuart Avenue.

Police say the car was found at the scene with severe damage to the passenger side front bumper and wheel. Witnesses say three men ran from the car after the crash.

After the car was towed to the police department, officers dusted several items found in the car, which the victim said were not hers, and sent the information to the state crime lab.

A match came back to Marrow and Isaiah Willoughby, 28, of 22 Nash Place, Norwalk, who was also arrested in the case in August and charged with second-degree larceny, evading responsibility and conspiracy to commit second-degree larceny.

During the time in which the car had been missing, the victim told police approximately 2,000 miles had been put on it and the E-Z Pass had been triggered as far away as Maryland.